Who here has a Msc in Mathematics?

**Phoenix** · 03-06-2007, 01:23 PM

sorry i only have a B.Sc.Mathematics

**Dollarmansteve** · 03-06-2007, 01:26 PM

Why a masters? unless you are seriously into research or being a professor - you can satiate your curiosity with a Bsc. If there's one book anyone interested in math should read it's "What is Mathematics"

**Redmanthatcould** · 03-06-2007, 01:27 PM

B.A. in Philosophy... totally abstract, completely ambiguous, and hardly accepted anywhere.

I like to beat the odds.

**WiredGuy** · 03-06-2007, 01:34 PM

I have 2 Bsc Math's (Double Major). I now hate it with a passion after 5 years of torture at the University.
WG

**Rhesus** · 03-06-2007, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by VS_Jeff

B.A. in Philosophy... totally abstract, completely ambiguous, and hardly accepted anywhere.

I like to beat the odds.

Haha, my father has studied philosophy for a few years, we always have some interesting discussions

Why get a Masters degree? Here in Europe, you won't get far with a Bachelors, it's more of a formality than an actual end point. I'm always a bit surprised about how many Americans only hold a Bsc, I mean - what comes next?

**ElvisManson** · 03-06-2007, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by WiredGuy

I have 2 Bsc Math's (Double Major). I now hate it with a passion after 5 years of torture at the University.
WG

why 2?.. did you fail the first one?

**PaulB IYP** · 03-06-2007, 01:41 PM

Originally posted by VS_Jeff

B.A. in Philosophy... totally abstract, completely ambiguous, and hardly accepted anywhere.

I like to beat the odds.

lmfao
ba in psych

**Dollarmansteve** · 03-06-2007, 01:46 PM

Originally posted by WiredGuy

I have 2 Bsc Math's (Double Major). I now hate it with a passion after 5 years of torture at the University.
WG

did you go to waterloo? That's where all the uber smart people went (the people who always kicked as on those high school math contests, Fermat, etc..).

The rest of us went to UofT

**Rhesus** · 03-06-2007, 01:49 PM

Heh, I just remembered I won a math contest in HS ;-) I wasn't even that good at it, I was just one of the few to join, heh

D · 03-06-2007, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by VS_Jeff

B.A. in Philosophy... totally abstract, completely ambiguous, and hardly accepted anywhere.

I like to beat the odds.

Some of the greatest philosophers in history were also the greatest mathematicians...

But then, I'd expect you to know that. :-)

I'm currently working on my BSc in Mathematics/Applied Science... will probably hit up a Masters at some point, and considering a minor in Philosophy.

My goal is to learn the language that the universe speaks.

**Redmanthatcould** · 03-06-2007, 01:50 PM

Originally posted by Romeo AR

lmfao
ba in psych

Nice!! I actually got a lot out of it... I decided to go into something that I think will help my mind, and not my wallet.

Originally posted by Rhesus

Haha, my father has studied philosophy for a few years, we always have some interesting discussions

Haha... I'm sure you do... when people find out I was a philosophy major at UCLA, they always try to quiz/stump me. I just laugh and take it in stride... it is what it is...

**Redmanthatcould** · 03-06-2007, 01:53 PM

Originally posted by D

Some of the greatest philosophers in history were also the greatest mathematicians...

But then, I'd expect you to know that. :-)

Indeed

But back in those days, we had legitimate renaissance men... nowadays it is not as standard to have fields overlapping.

I did take on some classes that dealt with set and number theory... we had plenty of Math and Computer Science majors there.

**polish_aristocrat** · 03-06-2007, 01:56 PM

Two of my highschool friends are making a PHD in philosophy now

**Rhesus** · 03-06-2007, 02:02 PM

I'll start doing my doctorate as well next year, but not in Math nor will I become a real Philosophiae Doctor

**Redmanthatcould** · 03-06-2007, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by polish_aristocrat

Two of my highschool friends are making a PHD in philosophy now

I had considered that route, but I really couldn't see myself as a professor. Plus I spoke to a lot of the graduate students that was studying towards their PhD... they told me if I wasn't 100% certain it was something I wanted to pursue, that it would be a waste of my time and effort.

I will be going onto an MBA in the near future, probably one of the programs where you can go in at night and on the weekends, so it doesn't hinder working concurrently.

**kristin** · 03-06-2007, 02:34 PM

They say most mathematicians who are at the level of PhD have some form of autism ... I believe it.

**WiredGuy** · 03-06-2007, 02:55 PM

Originally posted by Dollarmansteve

did you go to waterloo? That's where all the uber smart people went (the people who always kicked as on those high school math contests, Fermat, etc..).

The rest of us went to UofT

Oh yeah, I remember those exams, the Fermat, the Descartes, etc. etc... And yes, I did go to UW.
WG

**ravo** · 03-07-2007, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by Dollarmansteve

did you go to waterloo? That's where all the uber smart people went (the people who always kicked as on those high school math contests, Fermat, etc..).

The rest of us went to UofT

Wow, that's spooky. I started out at UofW's Math program, and ended my degree at UofT in Psych. Go figure.

**Dollarmansteve** · 03-07-2007, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by ravo

Wow, that's spooky. I started out at UofW's Math program, and ended my degree at UofT in Psych. Go figure.

Marty Wall's Psych100 class was the best class I took at UofT by far - I venture to say it's one of the best intro Psych classes in the world.

Who here has a Msc in Mathematics?

Who here has a Msc in Mathematics?

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